The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) has announced that the government extended Elaine Collins's ARPC board membership for three more years and appointed Jan van der Schalk as a new ARPC board member. 

ARPC Chair Ian Carson AM welcomed the reappointment of Collins and the appointment of van der Schalk.

“The ARPC Board is pleased that the government has reappointed Elaine Collins as a member of ARPC. Her skills as an actuary are highly valued by the ARPC in administering the terrorism insurance scheme,” Carson said in a statement. “Jan van der Schalk's appointment will benefit ARPC as he has deep reinsurance and investment experience, and I look forward to working with him.”

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ARPC announced that the terms of Janet Torney and John Peberdy as members will end on June 30, 2021. ARPC chief executive officer Dr Christopher Wallace thanked both members for their service following the expiry of their terms.

“Janet Torney has skilfully chaired ARPC's Audit & Compliance Committee, contributed investment and governance expertise, and more recently guided the organisation's risk management oversight,” Dr Wallace said. “John Peberdy made a significant contribution to ARPC during his term, assisting with the annual reinsurance program placement and as a reinsurance and insurance expert.”